Joe Biden and
the Price of Gas

by C.M. Jacks, for ElectionDebates.com

In his 2008 vice presidential debate with Sarah Palin, then-Senator Biden recalled an anecdote in which someone at a local gas station of his couldn't afford to fill up his tank because gas prices (then $3.17 on average for regular) were too high.

Said Biden:

I was recently at my local gas station and asked a guy named Joey Danco. I said, ‘Joey, how much did it cost to fill your tank?’ You know what his answer was? He said, ‘I don't know, Joe. I never have enough money to do it.’

Almost four years into President Obama's term, of course, gas prices are now much higher:

At the time (Oct. 2008), the average cost of a gallon of regular was $3.17 – and just $1.93/gallon when Obama took office in January of 2009 – according to Consumer Reports.

Today, Consumer's Union estimates that a gallon of regular costs about $3.85 (Oct. 8).

In hyper-regulated California, things are even worse, with gas prices soaring to an average of $4.70 a gallon. The situation is so bad that Governor Jerry Brown is taking emergency measures to try and bring down prices, which analysts estimate could reach $4.85 a gallon on average.

Further Information

Local Election Debates Archive Link	Click here for documentation of price of gas when President Obama took office.
Local Election Debates Archive Link "Biden Said Gas Prices Too High..."

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